Stanislas_Champein

Stanislas Champein

Stanislas Champein

French composer and politician

Stanislas Champein (19 November 1753 – 19 September 1830) was an 18th/19th-century French composer and politician, a member of the Institut de France.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

In 1792, Champein joined the administration and was made a Prefect in Mainz.

Works (selection)

He is known for several witty musical scores which were long part of the repertoire including:

  • 1787: Les Dettes
  • 1779: Le Soldat français, opéra comique
  • 1781: La Mélomanie, parody of Italian music
  • 1789: Le Nouveau Don Quixote which the author passed of as an Italian opera
  • 1807: Laurette, one-act opera, libretto by Joseph Pain
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